SPORTS ROUNDUP

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SOFTBALL

Temple City 1, La Canada 0: Michelle Krasch’s single past a drawn-in

infield in the bottom of the seventh inning scored Kaci Feld and brought

an end to La Canada’s 34-game Rio Hondo League winning streak Tuesday at

Temple City High.

The Spartans (5-3-1, 4-1 in league) last lost a league game April 20,

1999, a 3-1 setback against South Pasadena at Orange Grove Park.

La Canada still owns a one-game lead over Temple City (11-6, 3-2)

entering Thursday’s home game against South Pasadena.

Kelly Kalish (5-1-1) had her streak of scoreless innings end at 59,

despite surrendering an unearned run and four singles. The senior

right-hander struck out six batters and didn’t walk anybody, extending

her streak without walking a batter to 94 1/3 innings and 340 batters.

Kim Chau had two hits and Ciri Bryan, Danielle Mellin and Morgan

Nakawatase all had hits for the Spartans, who stranded five runners,

including the bases loaded in the fifth.

Glendale 10, Muir 0: Heather Hamasaki tossed a no-hitter with 10

strikeouts and a walk, and belted a triple, a home run and had three runs

batted in as the Nitros posted a 4 1/2-inning victory in Tuesday’s

Pacific League game at home.

Hamasaki’s two-run homer was part of a six-run third inning for

Glendale (9-5, 1-0 in league), which also got a three-run triple from

Priscilla Lopez to spark the rally.

Lopez had two hits, as did Christine Estacio, who also drove in a run.

Audrey Andrade collected her third double of the season and Cristy De

La Rosa also doubled for the Nitros, in addition to scoring two runs.

Heather Francis also had a hit for Kris Kohlmeier’s squad, which had

11 hits and finished off the Mustangs in 62 minutes.

Glendale travels to Arcadia at 3:15 p.m. Thursday for an important

league game.

BASEBALL

Hoover 12, Muir 0: Tito Cruz continued his assault on opposing

pitchers, going two for two with a double, a triple, four runs scored and

a run batted in as the Tornadoes cruised in Tuesday’s Pacific League game

on the road.

Hoover (7-4, 3-3 in league) collected 14 hits in support of junior

pitcher Max Hibbs (4-1), who tossed six strong innings, surrendering

three hits and four walks, striking out 12.

Cruz came on to throw a 10-pitch seventh-inning -- including nine

strikes -- which resulted in three strikeouts.

Philip Estrella went two for four with a double and an RBI, and Vahan

Kopalyan and Marvin Serrano both went two for three.

Serrano added two runs and drove in another for the Tornadoes, who

host Pasadena in another league game at 3:15 p.m. Friday.

Crescenta Valley 20, Pasadena 1: The Falcons took it to the Bulldogs

on Tuesday at Pasadena High in a Pacific League game.

CV (11-1, 6-0 in league) pounded 16 hits and used a seven-run fourth

inning to blow the game open.

Trevor Bell pitched three innings to get the win, improving to 4-0.

The freshman also slugged his third home run of the season.

Also hitting his third home run was Aaron McGuinness. The junior was

three for six with four runs batted in.

Kyle Barrett doubled twice and throve in three runs. Sophomore Nigel

Orozco added four RBIs and scored twice, going three for five.

St. Francis 4, Alhambra 1: Sophomore Alex Gonzalez tossed a one-hitter

with six strikeouts to carry the Golden Knights to Monday’s victory in

the San Gabriel Valley Easter Classic Tournament at Nogales High.

St. Francis (6-6) gave Gonzalez (3-2) all the run support he needed in

the second inning and Alhambra (8-3), which committed five errors, could

only muster a sixth-inning run.

Mike Martinez doubled for the Golden Knights, who had six hits.

BOYS’ GOLF

La Canada 181, Monrovia 212: Umar Khan shot a one-under-par 33 Tuesday

to lead the Spartans in a Rio Hondo League match at La Canada Country

Club.

David Armstrong carded a 35 and Brandon Shin fired a 36 for La Canada

(8-4, 4-1 in league).

Shin, Brendan Shannon and Phil Horwith will represent La Canada in the

Oak Park Invitational, which begins at noon today at Sterling Hills Golf

Course in Camarillo.

La Canada will next play another league match at 3 p.m. Thursday

against Temple City at La Canada Country Club.

CV 207, Glendale 224: The Falcons improved to 12-4, 5-2 in Pacific

League with Monday’s win at the Oakmont Country Club.

CV’s Scott Bayles was the led low-medalist with a par-37, shooting

three birdies. Teammate Brian Yi was right behind him, shooting a 38.

Michael Park was the Falcons’ third-best contributor, with a 42.

Park’s finish matched that of Glendale’s (3-3 in league) top finisher,

Shawn Chamberlin.

CV’s Joe Agnone shot a 44 and John Denny shot a 46.

For the Nitros, Kyle Marshall shot a 44, Reana Yun shot a 45, Sooji

Cho shot a 46 and Jin Cho shot a 47.